Is 35 the cursed aged due to biology or experience?

[Mystic Mac Miller]

Do we as men really decline that much at the age of 35?

 

[Busgosu]

Short answer: yes
Long answer : fuck yes

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Biology. Past 35, its hard to keep up with the younger dudes

Its definitely not experience, fighters over 35 generally have way more experience and lots are veterans

 

[ExitLUPin]

Only if youre a manlet

Rule mainly applies for the 5'9 and under divisions

 

[colorles]

The actual natural physical prime of men considering healing ability, explosiveness, strength of the heart and nervous system, etc. is between the ages of 16 and 24. In most men the frame - that is bone structure, attachments, etc. are fully grown and mature by the age of 16 roughly, and testosterone is naturally at it's highest and nervous system strongest until the mid twenties, hence 24.

Alot of people don't like to accept this. But it's reality. PEDs can extend this prime significantly though.

 

[Patrick Jane]

I've never heard of this precise number as some sort of declining age in my entire life. Sounds arbitrary as well.

 

[Mike]

Yes. Don't worry you'll find out one day too.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

You have Couture , Hendo and Sherdoggers... and then there are your average men.

 

[Mike]

I've never heard of this precise number as some sort of declining age in my entire life. Sounds arbitrary as well.

This is a concept that has been discussed in combat sports for generations.

 

[ricains_cretins]

There are active mechanisms in the human body intended to prevent the oldies from reigning for too long and retarding the youngsters emergergence too much. Experience is extremely valuable, so evolution HAD to include active aging effects to compensate it. Humanity is a giant organism that can't be hold back for too long by aging cells.

 

[ComfortablyNumb55]

Yes. Don't worry you'll find out one day too.

I thought I could beat my 19 year old nephew in a race at 40 years old.

He torched me lol.

 

[moreorless87]

Only if youre a manlet


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Rule mainly applies for the 5'9 and under divisions

I'd say a significant issue is larger men seem like there more likely to start high level fightsport careers latter in life, guys who started in their early/mid 20's tend to drop off in their mid 30's.

 

[ColombianFist]

YES.

bear in mind the weight cuts affects this as well, it seems guys arounf 205 and beyond can have a much healthier career. but the biologival decline is around 35.

 

[Mike]

I thought I could beat my 19 year old nephew in a race at 40 years old.

He torched me lol.

42 here and I do blue collar work. Can still run circles around these kids half my age, but fuck I wouldn't want to fight them. I'm old and slow now.

 

[boingyman]

There's no magical age and may also depend on mileage and injuries/damage taken throughout their career. It's nuanced, however it doesn't help.

 

[Hazuki Ryo]

If you're not Romero, 35 is generally when you reach a physical turning point.

Experience can make up for it though. Look at these veterans (glover, hermansson, gaethje) teaching young wolves how it's done.

 

[Lepo Lepo]

As someone who just turned 34, yes.

 

[Stuart0502]

No.

Rudolf Plyukfelder - Wikipedia

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[Patrick Jane]

This is a concept that has been discussed in combat sports for generations.

Which combat sports precisely? I have literally never, not once, heard of this.

 

[Mike]

Which combat sports precisely? I have literally never, not once, heard of this.

Dude when Ali fought Foreman back in 1972 a lot of the pre fight press and buzz was about how Ali was washed up and was going to take a horrific beating. Ali was 32 going into that fight. In the early 70's it was generally considered that guys over 30 were not in their athletic prime.